Synopses & Reviews
A warm, personal memoir from one of Britains most high-profile and vocal immigrants, this is a mouthwatering exploration of the authors East African Indian roots through the shared experience of cooking. Through the personal story of Yasmins family and the food and recipes theyve shared together, The Settlers Cookbook tells the history of the Indian migration to the UK, via East Africa. Her family was part of the mass exodus from India to East Africa during the height of British expansion, fleeing famine and lured by the prospect of prosperity under the imperial regime. In 1972, they were one of the many families expelled from Uganda by Idi Amin who moved to the UK, where Yasmin has made her home with an Englishman. The food she cooks now, in one of the worlds most ethnically-diverse cities, combines the traditions and tastes of her familys hybrid history. Here youll discover how Shepherds Pie is much enhanced by sprinkling in some chilli, Victoria sponge can be enlivened by saffron and lime, and the addition of ketchup to a curry can be life-changing.
About the Author
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown is a leading commentator on race, multiculturalism, and human rights, writing for the Independent and the Guardian and the author of Imagining the New Britain and Some of My Best Friends Are . . .